HESI VOCAB/GRAMMAR (UPDATED 2024) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, VERIFIED

4 times a day - QID abdicate - give something up (power) abhorrence - hatred accede - to agree acumen - the ability to make good judgements and quick decisions adverb - word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb affably - in a friendly manner affect - to influence or to change TO IMPACT verb allusion - passing reference or indirect mention altruism - acting in a selfless way ambiance - Environment surrounding; atmosphere anecdote - short story anorchism - absence of testis Apostrophes are only used to show possession or to show that a letter is missing (for example, in a contraction like what's. NurseHub Hint: Apostrophes are never used to make a word plural, including years and last names. - auscultation - Listening with a stethoscope behoove - be appropriate or necessary BID - twice a day Callous vs Callus - Callous is an adjective that means "hardened skin". Callus is a noun with the same meaning. cantankerous - bad tempered, grumpy, disagreeable capricious - impulsive and unpredictable carbuncle - skin disease associated with boils cicatrix - scar circuitous - complicated, not straightforward concomitant - accompanying conspicuous - Easily seen or noticed convoluted - complex copious - abundant cornucopia - an abundance covert - concealed; secret; disguised dearth - an insufficient quantity or numbe